East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Ethiopia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
4.0%
in 2019
Ethiopia
17.6%
in 2015
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
28th
Ethiopia rank
29th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 17.6% against 4.0% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 13.6%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 4.4 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Ethiopia ranks 29th of 45 groups.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1980s 8.6% 75.6% 67.0% Ethiopia
1990s 8.7% 78.1% 69.4% Ethiopia
2000s 4.9% 45.8% 40.8% Ethiopia
2010s 3.5% 21.6% 18.1% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 17.6% against 4.0% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Ethiopia?
13.6%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Ethiopia?
23 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2015.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Ethiopia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Ethiopia ranks 29th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of female students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total female population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the female population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/